Pure races not destroyed by interracial mixing

Inter-racial mixing isn't what many people think. I heard about one person who believed that if whites and blacks have kids they're destroying the white race. No, they're not. The genes for the white race are still there, but their opportunity to be singularly expressed in the children are decreased.

Would you say that genes for blonde hair are destroyed if blondes and brunettes mix sexually? Of course not! The genes for blonde hair still continue to exist, but their opportunity for expression in the population have decreased.

The traits for "race," of course, are more complex than just hair color but the principle is the same.

A person can be 100 percent white and have black ancestry just like someone who is blonde can have ancestors with black hair. Again, with "race" it's more complex, but it is possible to be born 100 percent Caucasian and yet have black ancestry. That's why the old "one-drop" rule used to describe people of mixed black and white ancestry, as being half black, one-quarter black, or one-eighth black is unscientific. You can have one-quarter black ancestry and still be 100 percent white.

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If there is something we can call "half and half," it's in how genes are expressed when they come together, but the actual genes themselves are not diluted or changed from the inter-racial mixing. For example, as far as we know, President Obama is a child of a fully black father and a fully white mother. He has genes that are 100 percent for white race and genes that are 100 percent for the black race, but what we see is determined by which genes are dominant. For some traits, there are no dominant or recessive genes but a melding expression of the genes that come together. Genes (in the reproductive organs) can become segregated and be passed on separately to offspring.

This is why it's possible for Americans with black and white ancestry to have one sibling with mixed genes, another sibling who is 100 percent black, another sibling who is 100-percent white. It depends on how the genes are distributed. "The Cosby Show" was an excellent illustration of that!

There are many whites in America who have Native American ancestry but not necessarily be carrying Native American genes.

Every dog breeder knows that you can get a pure-breed (a pure race) from a mutt but you cannot get a mutt from a pure-breed! A mutt carries genes for producing various races, but pure-breeds don't carry genes for producing any race other than their own.

Many often wonder how all races of people could have come from the same original human ancestors (Adam and Eve). Well, in principle, that's no different than asking how children with different color hair (i.e., blond, brunette, brown, red) can come from the same parents having black hair.

Just as some individuals today carry genes to produce descendants with different color hair and eyes, humanity's first parents (Adam and Eve), possessed genes to produce all the variety and races of humans. You and I today may not carry genes to produce all varieties of humans, but our first parents did.

All varieties of humans carry genes for the same basic traits, but not all humans carry every possible variation of those genes. For example, one person may be carrying several variations of the gene(s) for eye color (i.e., brown, green, blue), but someone else may be carrying only one variation of the gene for eye color (i.e., brown). Both carry gene(s) for eye color but both don't carry every variety of the gene(s). Both will have different abilities to affect the eye color of their offspring.

Ultimately, we are all one, just variations of that oneness. The Bible says, God "hath made of one all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth" (Acts 17:26).

The author, Babu G. Ranganathan, has his bachelor's degree with concentrations in theology and biology and has been recognized for his writings on religion and science in the 24th edition of Marquis "Who's Who In The East." The author's articles may be accessed at www.religionscience.com